Wayland Public Safety Building fix to cost at least $1.2M

Wayland Town Crier 10/29/10: Wayland Public Safety Building fix to cost at least $1.2M. Fixing the Public Safety Building will cost at least $1.2 million, selectmen were told last night, but that won't guarantee that the basement will never flood again. The town could spend as much as $2.3 million to fix structural and other problems at the building, but it might not be worth it, Director of Public Facilities John Moynihan said. The structure sustained major damage during floods this past spring, virtually shutting it down for several weeks. Major repairs call for moving mechanical, electrical and communications apparatus out of harm's way. Repairing the existing slab in the basement, fixing the holes and relocating all the equipment to safer areas, Moynihan said, could be done for $1.2 million. Another $1 million could be spent to do the job "from soup to nuts" but is probably not justified, he said. The area suffers severe floods every five to 10 years, he said. "The bottom line," Moynihan told the board, "is that I cannot get the engineers to guarantee that, even with the big number, this will not happen again."

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